Day 147, August 26, 2019, Monday. Salt Lake City, UT

We began the day calling my Tampa auto mechanic about our brake lights on the Honda not turning off. He informed us it was a common problem and was a simple fix but required some awkward maneuvering. There is a plastic bumper that attaches to the brake pedal lever which hits the light switch. This bumper wears down and breaks off so it no longer hits the switch. We visited the downtown Honda dealer but it did not have the part. It did place a call to another Honda dealer about 15 minutes away and verified it had the part. We drove there and bought the part for $4.12 and I then went on my back  head first to get to the top of the brake pedal lever. It was then I realized I needed three hands so I used my head to push the pedal and with my two hands installed the bumper. Total installation time about 60 seconds. I tightened the battery cable and we were all fixed. We then visited the Mormon Tabernacle for the daily organ recital at noon. The organ was impressive but at times way too loud. We then had a tour of the Temple Square, the area which contains the various buildings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints including a church which we went in and the Temple which is not open to the public. In the afternoon, we visited the State Capitol and had a private tour. Constructed from 1912 to 1916, it is in the style of neoclassical revival design and very impressive.

Day 146, August 25, 2019, Sunday. Salt Lake City, UT (262 miles)
It was a very quiet night in Craters of the Moon Campground. We went to the visitor center and watched the film on the park and the geology behind the area. Turns out the Snake River Plains is located on the Great Rift which began 1.6 million years ago with the “hot spot” located in Oregon. Over time the rift has pushed the hot spot east through this park and it is now located at Yellowstone National Park. As we departed and headed east and south to Utah, we saw many areas of lava field it was clear that much of the Idaho plains were lava field. We arrived in Salt Lake City, UT, and checked into the Salt Lake City KOA (fhu 50 amp pull through).